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Foundation

We are a foundation that originated in 1986 with the goal of providing medical and hospital assistance to children and adolescents with limited economic resources, who suffer from complex pathologies.

OUR PURPOSE

Because we have always loved life, we provide less privileged children and adolescents access to high-quality, specialty health services. Our strength and sustainability has allowed low-income children and adolescents with complex pathologies to access specialty and high-quality health services in order to save or considerably improve their quality of life. foundation Facebook Contact

Our purpose

Since 1986 we attend low-income children and adolescents in Ecuador that need highly-complex and specialized surgeries to save or considerably improve their quality of life.

With the support of strategic allies, our patients receive high quality medical services, provided with efficiency, warmth, safety, and humanism; and supported by world-class technology and infrastructure.

+ 170000
low-income people helped in 35 years
+ 8900
high-complex & specialized surgeries conducted
+ 100
Specialized Medical Volunteers
+ 2500
children have improved or prevented their eyesight loss in our Child Blindness Prevention Clinic
72
medical brigades carried out in various rural areas of the country.

Our Health Programs

With the invaluable support of our

Strategic Allies

Frequently asked questions

We are here to help and answer your questions.

 

The foundation focuses mainly on low-income children and young people, who are between 0 and 18 years of age and who require highly complex surgeries. We operate patients whose pathology is within 4 medical specialties: Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Traumatology and Pediatric Neurosurgery. If you want more information about a specific case, you can call us at (+593) 2 399-8100 – Ext. 2241 or cell phone (+593) 992748567.

  • Be a pediatric patient (0-18 years)
  • Diagnosed with a pathology that requires surgery within the 4 medical specialties mentioned in the previous question.
  • Not have private insurance
  • In case of applying to all of the above, a face-to-face interview is required at our offices in Quito to determine the socio-economic level of the family and the patient.

You can contact us by calling (+593) 2 399-8100 – Ext. 2241 or cell phone (+593) 992 748 567. You can also write to us at metrofraternidad@hmetro.med.ec with the patient’s case and their data, so that we can contact you in case qualify as a Foundation patient.

Our offices and medical / surgical care are carried out in the city of Quito, in the Medical Towers III and Hospital Metropolitano (located on San Gabriel S / N and Nicolás Arteta streets).

However, we receive and serve pediatric patients from any corner of Ecuador. If the patient lives outside of Quito and requires help to mobilize and accommodate in the city, you can contact us through the channels mentioned in the previous question.

If you wish to support (one time or regularly) to one of our health programs and its patients, you can click Donate or send us an email to metrofraternidad@hmetro.med.ec.

Thank you for the interest and we look forward on hearing from you soon!

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